Green Global
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GERMINATION, GROWTH AND NODULATION OF MUNGBEAN (Vigna radiata L.) AS AFFECTED BY SODIUM CHLORIDE (Pages : 8 - 11)

A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of salinity on germination, growth and nodulation of Mungbean. Seed germination, shoot and root growth and nodulation of three Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) varieties (BARI Mung 4, BARI Mung 5 and BARI Mung 6) were tested at four salinity levels e.g. 0, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4% of NaCl concentrations. Salinity affects imbibition, germination and root elongation. Highest germination % was observed in control treatment of all the varieties. Root growth was significantly reduced with higher NaCl concentrations, and BARI Mung 4 showed better performances than other varieties. All the varieties showed similar performances at higher NaCl concentration considering yield contributing character. Among the varieties BARI Mung 5 did not showed any nodulation at higher (0.4% of NaCl conc.). Nodule/plant was decreased with the increase of salinity but nodule size increased with the increase of salinity. Download